NoPSD | Technology Radar | ThoughtWorks

NoPSD is a movement to integrate design activities into the iterative feedback cycles required to build great software. The name aims to dislodge the PSD as the final canonical design artifact rather than taking a dig at the Adobe software. Instead of signing off on a pixel-perfect design specification at the start of a project, teams are urged to embrace Continuous Design: embedding designers into delivery teams, using lo-fi techniques for prototyping, and collaborating to refine the design in the target UI technology (normally HTML and CSS). This approach speeds responding to real user feedback, allows testing designs across multiple devices and form-factors, and embraces the dynamic nature of both digital products and the product creation process.